PRINTER'S NO. 3107
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2295
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY VENKAT, GUENST, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS, FREEMAN,
HADDOCK, BURGOS, MADSEN, SANCHEZ, CERRATO, STEHR, SHUSTERMAN,
WEBSTER, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, FLEMING, HANBIDGE, PARKER, CONKLIN,
DONAHUE, KAZEEM, DALEY, JAMES AND OTTEN, MAY 20, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MAY 20, 2024
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
2 entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine
3 and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts;
4 reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and
5 Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for
6 its composition, powers and duties; providing for the
7 issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and
8 revocation of licenses and certificates; provided penalties;
9 and making repeals," further providing for definitions.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. The definition of "primary supervising physician"
13 in section 2 of the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
14 known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, is amended to read:
15 Section 2. Definitions.
16 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
17 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
18 context clearly indicates otherwise:
19 * * *
20 "Primary supervising physician." A medical doctor who is
1 registered with the board or with the State Board of Osteopathic
2 Medical Examiners and is designated in a written agreement with
3 a physician assistant under section 13(e) as having primary
4 responsibility for supervising the physician assistant.
5 * * *
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 3107: P.L.457, No.112